Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 5217, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5217 is 3.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.5 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 128.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 115 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 115 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 11.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 11.0 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 1522 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon D-1726
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
15528
15528
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
15456
15456
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
15439
15439
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
15429
15429
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
15348
15348

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
8311
8311
Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
8296
8296
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
8232
8232
AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
8202
8202
Intel Core i5-12600T
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
8199
8199

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
1043
1043
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
1041
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1041
1041
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
1041
1041
Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1036
1036